a rehearsal before the actual performance
Used in terms of performances as well as a corporate jargon which means to give something a trial before it is actually launched.
Today is only a dry run so we will not be using the actual costumes.
The company launched the service as a dry run to understand what the customers actually want from it.
It is best to give it a dry run to check if the colour bleeds before you put the garment in the washing machine with your other clothes.
There is no origin for this idiom
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